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February 10, 2023
Multiple appeals against Bayswater marina plan...p2
Community funding cull looms... p2
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Interview: events hotshot Adam Bennett, p22
Clifftops erode but old houses prove flood-ready The traditional building methods used in the construction of Devonport’s villas and cottages may have protected the suburb from the worst extremes of recent flooding, Auckland Council’s head of building inspection services says. Homes south of the golf course – many of which date back a century or more and are elevated above the ground on piles – were
less affected by the Friday 27 January and Wednesday 1 February floods than other parts of the city, Ian McCormick told the Flagstaff. However, the peninsula’s coastal cliffs were vulnerable to the deluge. Many local residents lost land and trees – and often property, such as fences and decks – to slips caused by the ground being saturated. Some with basements had to pump water out.
In Bayswater and Hauraki, more homes were hit, but nothing like in the numbers further north when pumps failed on the Friday and the Wairau Creek spilled over into streets and homes in Sunnynook and Milford. By Tuesday morning, Stanley Point had five red-stickered properties (to which access was prohibited) and two white stickers (light To page 3. More on floods, p4-12
Water hazard: Golf course turns into lake
Likely lads… Devonport boys Luke Hollingsworth, aged 12, and Lachie Butcher, 11, saw others on the new lake at Waitemata Golf Club, so decided to give it a go on a stand-up paddleboard. Story, page 4